Results 6,201-6,220 of 9,147 for speaker:Pat Breen
- Schools Building Projects. (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: I thank the Chair for facilitating me in raising this important issue. I am a regular visitor to Ennis CBS and visited it again last Friday morning with my colleague, Deputy Carey. I commend Brother de Róiste on the work he, his staff and the board of management do in trying to operate under difficult circumstances. The school was built in 1930 and is totally unsuitable for the diversity...
- Schools Building Projects. (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: Is that the Minister's answer?
- Schools Building Projects. (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: I am sure Deputy Dooley has already done that.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Defence the proportion of the costs required in providing protection for cash-in-transit protection that is paid for from the Defence budget; the proportion paid for by those offered the protection for the cash in transit; if in view of the Exchequer figures the proportion charged for the provision of this service is adequate and should be increased; if...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 327: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the experience of job recruitment agencies, where offers of short-term contracts for up to six weeks work are being rejected by genuine people who are registered for unemployment benefit in view of the length of time it would take them to reapply for social welfare payments; her plans to...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 438: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 391 of 3 February 2009, the date when he expects payments to issue to applicants of the farm waste management scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9532/09]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 448: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9675/09]
- Written Answers — Agricultural Training: Agricultural Training (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 457: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the situation regarding the future of agricultural colleges. [9910/09]
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 484: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 518 of 29 October 2008, the status of a school building project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9494/09]
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 498: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children who are availing of a scheme (details supplied) in County Clare; the cost of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9579/09]
- Schools Building Projects. (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: I wish to share my time with Deputy Joe Carey.
- Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: Things are changing rapidly with the HSE. The Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, and Deputy Dooley appear to disagree on the "golden hour" even though they are in the same party. The Minister of State is very concerned about the time it takes to get to Clonmel hospital from parts of Tipperary while Deputy Dooley said the "golden hour" makes no difference whatsoever. That shows there are...
- Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: Obviously, â¬480 million is a significant shortfall to have to make up. We met the Minister for Health and Children recently and it is evident that things have changed rapidly in the meantime. She indicated in regard to funding that she is ruling nothing in or out tomorrow morning and for the budget. Does that mean the promises made at the meeting attended by the mayor of Clare and...
- Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: Were any planned closures discussed in the HSE?
- Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: Will the Minister rule against the HSE?
- Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: That is what we want to hear. Will the Minister reassure us?
- Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: Has the Minister seen the HIQA report on patient safety at Ennis General Hospital? When will the report be published? Will the Minister assure us that the â¬39 million earmarked for Ennis General Hospital will be ring-fenced and spent in the hospital? Let us be clear on this as it is an opportunity for a one to one exchange and my good colleague, Deputy Dooley, is also in the House.
- Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: I asked the Minister a question about the â¬39 million for the hospital and she refused to answer it like she refused to answer all questions asked this evening. There is a problemââ
- Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: There were no answers. Deputies Dooley and Mansergh were arguing about the "golden hour". There is no unity there.
- Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)
Pat Breen: We know that.